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Originally Posted by graham.hobart
"Unfortunately, medical science has yet to cure a virus. Immunise against, yes, but cure, no. (and eradicate, but not yet cure) Treat the resulting symptoms is the only approach at the moments, then find immunogens to work up to an vaccine."
Sorry Lewis but certain genomes of Hep C can be cured - one of the best anti- viral advances in recent years....
What are genotypes and do they matter?
Six different genotypes of hepatitis C have been identified. Genotypes 1 and 3 are the most common causes of hepatitis C in Australia and make up 90 per cent of all cases. They are important because they help determine the treatment you need. Unlike in the past, however, your genotype is not important in terms of the chance of cure. With the treatment drugs, all six genotypes have a very high chance of cure.
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Yes indeed Graham - I was just reading about sofosbuvir last night. It's a fantastic leap forward.
Seems also that chloroquine is helping quite significantly with COVID-19, amongst many other viral infections. I'll keep drinking my daily tonic water - the quinine in it is a very close relative to chlorquine - even if it is in small concentration
